JP3173735B2 - Door handle connection device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door handle device, and more particularly to a door handle connecting device for organically connecting an outside handle and an inside handle to a door lock device with a small number of parts.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Currently used outdoor handles for automobiles are of a pull-up type in which the handle is manually pulled upward to release a latch of a door lock, and the handle can be gripped by hand and simultaneously pivoted to the back of the handle. It is roughly divided into a grip type that operates the operation lever attached to the door and releases the latch of the door lock. The pull-up type door handle has the advantage that it does not protrude from the surface of the door panel and is widely used in various passenger cars.However, since the handle is operated by pulling the handle upward with the finger with the palm facing up, the door opening operation is difficult. Somewhat cumbersome. At this point, the grip-type door handle slightly protrudes from the surface of the door panel. However, the door-opening operation can be performed naturally, and the handle can be securely gripped when the door is closed, so that the door-closing operation is easy. Grip type door handles are disclosed, for example, in German Offenlegungsschrift 2,809,706 or U.S. Pat. No. 2,397,671.

[0003]

As shown in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. Sho 60-126671, in a conventional automobile door handle device, an outside handle and an inside handle are individually locked by a rod using a door lock device. Therefore, the number of parts increased and the assembly process became complicated.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a door handle connecting device which has a small number of parts and is easy to assemble.

[0005]

A door handle connecting device according to the present invention has a structure in which both an outside handle and an inside handle are operatively connected to a door lock device via a common rod. In the door handle device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, an outside handle (3) attached to the outside of the door panel (2) and an operation knob slidably attached to the outside handle (3)
(4) and the base mounted inside the inner panel (5)
(6), an inside handle (7) rotatably mounted on the base (6), and an intermediate handle rotatably mounted on the base (6) of the outside handle (3) or the inside handle (7). A lever (8), a common rod (9) for operatively connecting the intermediate lever (8) and the door lock device, and an inside handle
Operating rod (10) connected between (7) and intermediate lever (8)
And Operation knob (4) and inside handle
Each of (7) is connected to a door lock device via an intermediate lever (8) and a common rod (9). The inner end of the operating knob (4) comes into contact with the receiving surface (8a) of the intermediate lever (8), and the operating rod (10)
Is connected to an elongated hole (15) formed in the intermediate lever (8). When the inside handle (7) is operated, the intermediate lever
(8) rotates in a direction away from the operation knob (4). In the embodiment of the present invention, the operation knob (4) is
Receiving surface (8a) via a roller (13) provided at the inner end of (4)
Abut.

A door handle connecting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention comprises a bracket (17) mounted on the outside of a door panel (2), and a projection (3b) rotatably mounted on the bracket (17). ) With outside handle
(3) and base mounted inside the inner panel (5)
(6), an inside handle (7) rotatably mounted on the base (6), and an intermediate handle rotatably mounted on the base (6) of the outside handle (3) or the inside handle (7). A lever (8), a common rod (9) for operatively connecting the intermediate lever (8) and the door lock device, and an inside handle
Operating rod (10) connected between (7) and intermediate lever (8)
And Outside handle (3) protrusion (3
Each of b) and the inside handle (7) is connected to the door lock device via the intermediate lever (8) and the common rod (9). The protrusion (3b) of the outside handle (3) abuts on the receiving surface (8a) of the intermediate lever (8), and the operation rod (10) fits into the elongated hole (15) formed in the intermediate lever (8). Be linked. When the inside handle (7) is operated, the intermediate lever (8) rotates in a direction away from the protrusion (3b) of the outside handle (3) independently.

[0007]

When the operation knob (4) is pressed, the inner end of the operation knob (4) presses the receiving surface (8a) of the intermediate lever (8). In another embodiment, pulling the outside handle (3) will
(3b) presses the receiving surface (8a) of the intermediate lever (8). As a result, the intermediate lever (8) rotates around the shaft (16), so that the common rod (9) can be operated to operate the door lock device. At this time, the operation rod (10) connected to the long hole (15) is not operated. Inside handle (7)
, The door lock device can be operated by the common rod (9) via the operation rod (10) and the intermediate lever (8). Since the intermediate lever (8) is pivoted in a direction away from the operation knob (4), the intermediate lever (8) contacts the operation knob (4) or the protrusion (3b) of the outside handle (3). Do not touch. As described above, since the operation knob (4) or the outside handle (3) and the inside handle (7) can operate the door lock device via the intermediate lever (8) and the common rod (9), the number of parts can be reduced. And assembly can be easily performed.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a door handle connecting device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIGS. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the present invention. In the door handle connection device 1 of the first embodiment, FIG.
Grip type outside handle 3 attached to the outside of the door panel 2 shown in FIG.
An operation knob 4 movably mounted on the inner panel 5, a base 6 mounted inside the inner panel 5 shown in FIG. 4, an inside handle 7 rotatably mounted on the base 6, and a shaft mounted on the outside handle 3. An intermediate lever 8 rotatably mounted by an intermediate lever 16;
A common rod 9 for operatively connecting a door lock device (not shown) and an operation rod 10 connected between the inside handle 7 and the intermediate lever 8 are provided. As shown in FIG. 1, the operation knob 4 is provided in the recess 3 of the outside handle 3.
a, and is pressed outward by a spring 11. The roller 13 attached to the inner end of the operation knob 4 comes into contact with the receiving surface 8a of the intermediate lever 8. The intermediate lever 8 has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and has a pair of arm portions 8b and 8c.
The arm 8b has a round hole 14 to which the end of the common rod 9 is connected, and the arm 8c has an arc-shaped long hole 15 to which one end of the operating rod 10 is connected. The intermediate lever 8 is always urged to an initial position by a return spring 18 as shown in FIG. The other end of the operating rod 10 is fitted into a hole 7a formed in the inside handle 7, as shown in FIG.

In the above configuration, when the operating knob 4 is pressed, the roller 13 presses the receiving surface 8a of the intermediate lever 8 and rolls on the receiving surface 8a as shown in FIG. Thereby, since the intermediate lever 8 rotates around the shaft 16, the common rod 9 can be operated to operate the door lock device. At this time, the operation rod 10 connected to the long hole 15 is not operated. When the inside handle 7 is operated, the door lock device can be operated by the common rod 9 via the operation rod 10 and the intermediate lever 8. At this time, the intermediate lever 8 rotates independently of the operation knob 4 in a direction in which the intermediate lever 8 is separated from the operation knob 4, and does not abut on the operation knob 4. Thus, the operation knob 4 and the inside handle 7
Can operate the door lock device via the intermediate lever 8 and the common rod 9.

In the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.
Bracket 17 attached outside door panel 2
And a pull-up type outside handle 3 rotatably attached to the bracket 17 and having a protrusion 3b
Is provided. The intermediate lever 8 is rotatably attached to the bracket 17. The protrusion 3b is in contact with the receiving surface 8a of the intermediate lever 8. Each of the protrusion 3b of the outside handle 3 and the inside handle 7 is provided with an intermediate lever 8
The door lock device can be operated via the common rod 9 in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

In the door handle connecting device 1 according to the present invention, since both the outside handle and the inside handle are operatively connected to the door lock device via the common rod, the number of parts can be reduced and assembly can be easily performed. .

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, an inexpensive door handle connecting device with a small number of parts and easy to assemble can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a door handle connecting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the door handle connection device according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of the door handle connection device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the inside handle.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a state where the operation knob of FIG. 1 is pressed;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the door handle connecting device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. . 1. Door handle connection device, . Door panels,
3. . Outside handle, 4. . Operation knob,
5. . 5. inner panel, . Base, 7. . 7. Inside handle, . Middle lever, 8a. . 8. receiving surface, . Common rod, 10. . Operating rod, 1
3. . Roller, 17. . bracket,

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-61-134479 (JP, A) JP-A-2-169323 (JP, A) Fully open 1987-177866 (JP, U) Really open 1979 185862 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 62-158065 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 63-2462 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 63-1551674 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 44-28650 (JP, Y1) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E05B 1/00 301 E05B 65/20

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An outside handle attached to the outside of a door panel, an operation knob slidably attached to the outside handle, a base attached inside the inner panel, and a pivotally attached to the base. Between the inside handle and the intermediate lever, an intermediate lever rotatably attached to the base of the outside handle or the inside handle, a common rod for operatively connecting the intermediate lever and the door lock device, and An operation knob and an inside handle each connected to a door lock device via an intermediate lever and a common rod, wherein an inner end of the operation knob contacts a receiving surface of the intermediate lever. The operating rod is connected to the slot formed in the intermediate lever, When operating the handle, the intermediate lever door handle connecting apparatus characterized by pivoting in a direction away independent of the operation knob. 2. The door handle connection device according to claim 1, wherein the operation knob contacts the receiving surface via a roller provided at an inner end of the operation knob. 3. A bracket mounted on the outside of the door panel, an outside handle rotatably mounted on the bracket and having a protrusion, a base mounted on the inside of the inner panel, and a rotatable on the base. Between the attached inside handle, an intermediate handle rotatably attached to the outside handle or the base of the inside handle, a common rod for operatively connecting the intermediate lever and the door lock device, and between the inside handle and the intermediate lever. And an operation rod connected to the door handle connection device connected to the door lock device via the intermediate lever and the common rod, wherein the protrusion of the outside handle is The operating rod comes into contact with the receiving surface of the intermediate lever. Is connected to the slot formed between the lever, by operating the inside handle, the intermediate lever door handle connecting device, characterized in that pivoting in a direction away independently of the projecting portion of the outside handle.